Iran war costs soar past $29bn as truce teeters

• Before taking off on long-awaited China trip, Trump vows to ‘win peacefully or otherwise’• Tehran expands Hormuz control as EU mulls post-war naval mission• Wall Street Journal claims UAE launched strikes on Iranian energy facility last month• Pakistan pushes China, Azerbaijan on ME peace; earns praise from US president for being ‘absolutely great’ mediator WASHINGTON: As prospects for peace in the Middle East diminished due to the rigid stances adopted by the US and Iran, the Pentagon on Tues...